Someone may need suicide screening if they feel hopeless; use more alcohol and drugs; have severe mood swings; become less social; change their eating habits; or change their sleep routine.

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This is used to check if someone is at risk of taking their own lives. Tools include Ask Suicide Screening Questions (ASQ), Risk or Suicide Questionnaire (RSQ), and Columbia-Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).

Sucide Screening Tools

This was created by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and includes four items to screen for suicides. Sensitivity of the measure is 97% and specificity is 88%.

Ask Suicide Screening Questions (ASQ)

This was created Horowitz et al. and includes 4 questions to screen ages 8-21 for suicide risk. Sensitivity of the measure is 98% and specificity is 37%.

Risk or Suicide Questionnaire (RSQ)

This was developed by Postner et al. to assess severity of suicidal ideation and behavior in adolescents and adults. It includes 17 questions and has 100% sensitivity and 100% specificity.

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